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Wednesday, November 9, 2022

The Walls of Benin

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  The   Walls of Benin   are a series of   earthworks   made up of banks and ditches, called   I ya   in the   Edo language , in the area ar...

Queen Idia of Benin kingdom

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  Idia   was the mother of   Esigie , the   Oba of Benin   who ruled from 1504 to 1550.   She played a significant role in the rise and reig...
Thursday, November 3, 2022

HISTORY OF ITSEKIRI

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  Part One  By Oritsegbubemi Adrian Edema  EARLY RECORDS Professor Saburi Biobaku, the chairman of the Yoruba Historical Research in his boo...

October 1 was also the anniversary of the disappearance of Saibu Ayinde Bakare. The popular Juju musician, Ayinde Bakare, disappeared exactly 50 years today. He was born in 1912 in Lagos but his father was from the Balogun Ajikobi family of Ilorin and for 37 years, he entertained a cross section of fans every where

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  It was Sunday, October 1, 1972 and Ayinde Bakare and his Band had a day gig at a wedding event at Isale-Gangan area of Lagos Island and wa...

Been meaning to write a post on Yoruba theatre, TV etc, the parent of an ungrateful Nollywood then I saw the below, thank you to the writer.

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  On this day in 2018, Odolaye Bàá Waki wrote: Aláwàdà Baba Sala.  Baba Sala was one of the very few giants that laid the foundation for the...

History Of Ondo-Ekimogun

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The history of Ondo-Ekimogun sprang from the Palace of Alaafin of Oyo in the ancient city of Oyo when the wife of Alaafin Oba Oluaso bore hi...

𝙏𝙝𝙚 𝙊𝙨𝙤𝙜𝙗𝙤 𝙒𝙖𝙧 𝙤𝙛 1840

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  After the Fulanis systematically captured and made Ilorin their territory, they sacked the old Oyo Empire in 1835/1636 .  They were still ...

THE RISE AND FALL OF THE OLD OYO EMPIRE

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The Old Oyo Empire was a notable Yoruba empire composed of what is today known as Benin and Western Nigeria. It rose through the outstanding...
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Monday, October 3, 2022

BIOGRAPHY OF Sikiru Ololade Ayinde Balogun, MFR

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 BIOGRAPHY OF Sikiru Ololade Ayinde Balogun, MFR,  (February 9, 1948 – December 16, 2010) better known by his stage name Ayinde Barrister He...
Monday, September 26, 2022

Why The Igbo Hate Benjamin Adekunle (The Black Scorpion)

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  By Tony Mosunmade The attack on Lagos was unnecessary. Ojukwu knew for certain that the Yorùbá's had no stomach then for war and also ...
Sunday, September 11, 2022

The Story Of Attah Ameh Oboni - the Nigerian King who Chose Suicide Instead of Bowing to the Queen of England.

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Attah Ameh Oboni was a revered Igala King. At a particular meeting held in Kaduna which consisted of all paramount traditional rulers in Nig...
Saturday, April 23, 2022

The Mugbamugba War

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 The Mugbamugba War – Second Attempt by Yorubas to Regain Control of Ilorin After the Fulani Jamma murdered Are-Ona-Kakanfo Afonja and seize...
Saturday, February 12, 2022

8 MOST N0T0RI0US CR!M!NALS IN NIGERIAN HISTORY

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  1. LAWRENCE Nomanyagbon ANINI aka THE LAW For those who grew in the 80s, the name Lawrence Nomanyagbon Anini can never be forgotten as one...